Aarathi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Aragal, Arkalgud, Hassan, Karnataka, India
Aarathi
Biography
Aarathi (Kannada: ಆರತಿ ; born 1954)[1] is an Indian actress turned director who works predominantly in Kannada language films. She is best known for her acting prowess in many author backed female centric roles during the 1970s and 1980s. After her self-declared retirement from films in the late 1980s, she returned as director with Mithayi Mane (2005) which met with critical appreciation and also won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Children's Film.
As a lead actress in more than 125 feature films, Aarathi was considered to be among the top league of actresses of her time, having won the Filmfare awards and the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress four times each. She was also nominated as the Member of Legislative Council at the Vidhana parishad making her only the second actress after B. Jayamma.
Acting
(1985)
Tulasi Dalam
as Sharada
(1982)
(1982)
(1982)
(1981)
Ranganayaki
as Ranganayaki/Mala
(1981)
Bhagyavantha
as Seetha
(1979)
Dharmasere
as Tunga
(1978)
(1978)
Hombisilu
as Dr. Roopa
(1978)
Vasantha Lakshmi
as Vasantha
(1978)
Kudure Mukha
as Rekha
(1978)
(1978)
Muyyige Muyyi
as Uma
(1977)
(1977)
(1976)
Raja Nanna Raja
as Ganga / Geetha
(1976)
Premada Kanike
as Seetha
(1976)
Phalitamsha
as Sheela
(1976)
Bahaddur Gandu
as Radha
(1976)
(1976)
Aparadhi
as Usha
(1975)
Daari Thappida Maga
as Radha Devi
(1975)
Devara Kannu
as Sandhya
(1975)
Shubhamangala
as Hema
(1975)
Bili Hendthi
as Sharada
(1974)
Bangarada Panjara
as Mallamma
(1974)
Upasane
as Sharada
(1974)
(1973)
Mooruvare Vajragalu
as Rukmini
(1973)
Edakallu Guddada Mele
as Devaki
(1972)
Naagarahaavu
as Alamelu
(1972)
Sipayi Ramu
as Champa
(1972)
Bangarada Manushya
as Sharavathi
(1972)
Bhale Huchcha
as Chandra
(1972)
Kula Gowravam
as Radha
(1971)
Kasturi Nivasa
as Lakshmi
(1971)
(1971)
Sri Krishna Rukmini Sathyabhama
as Jambavathi
(1971)
Nyayave Devaru
as Guest Appearance
(1969)
Gejje Pooje
as Lalita